VONS (London) February (Issue 125), 2010

Armenian Turkish Rapprochement: What Now?

Hratch Tchilingirian

Turkey and Armenia signed two protocols on 10th October 2009 in Zurich which was the culmination of months of talks. Under the agreement, Turkey and Armenia will establish diplomatic relations and re-open their border. The protocols, which need to be approved by the Parliament of each country, also calls for a panel to investigate the "historical dimension" of the two countries relations - an unmentioned reference to the issue of the genocide of Armenians during World War I.

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